DESIGNATED MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLBEING LEAD (SECONDARY) LEVEL 3

This course will enable the designated mental health and wellbeing lead to understand what their role is and what are their main responsibilities.

Delegates will have the opportunity to:

• Relate subject material to operational contextual practice;
• Discuss and identify best practice in the mental health and wellbeing arena;
• Better enhance understanding, knowledge and obligations for the specific complexities of the role;
• Develop professional reliance;
• Develop a mental health and wellbeing intervention Strategy.

Delegates will learn how to:

• Identify how to ensure mental health and wellbeing is implemented in an age appropriate way;
• Identify, describe and examine the role and main responsibilities of the designated mental health and wellbeing lead;
• Develop professional resilience required for the role and identify how this may impact professional practice;
• Understand and identify key legislation and guidance;
• Identify what policy means in practice;
• Identify actions required in a setting to safeguard children and young people;
• Identify an early intervention strategy to avoid mental health crisis;
• Identify signs and symptoms of mental health or wellbeing distress.
• Understand how to respond effectively to a child or young person who does displays signs of emotional distress, anxiety or depression;
• Understand the barriers which prevent staff from reporting concerns, and how to overcome them;
• Identify the appropriate support services in school to support pupils and staff;
• Identify the appropriate referral process for mental health and wellbeing concerns;
• Understand the correct reporting system when concerns about a child or young person are raised;
• Understand what role the setting has in a multi-agency approach to positive mental health and wellbeing;
• Identify how to record and share information, including confidentiality and culture complexities, safely;
• Understand the emotional impact of being a designated mental health and wellbeing lead;

• Learn how to share best practice and mitigate risk to pupils, staff and setting.